Belt game 18,471 · July 26, 2000
Tampa Bay Devil Rays take the belt
Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Detroit Tigers 6–2 on the road to start reign 8,706 of the MLB belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since July 25, 2000, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays held it for 7 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on August 2, 2000.
8,706Reign number
7Team's reign
5Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Deivi Cruz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Macias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Weaver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Sparks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| C.J. Nitkowski | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Javier Cardona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wendell Magee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Shane Halter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Hal Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Cox | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gerald Williams | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Vinny Castilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Felix Martinez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Canseco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike DiFelice | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Cairo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Esteban Yan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Greg Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Guillen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Guthrie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Guillen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.